The forecast for the Crescent of 1st Rajab 1436 A.H. is as follows: - (Please note that the forecast is based for Dar-es-Salaam and all timings are D’Salaam local time, other towns in the West should make necessary adjustments depending upon the time of sunset).

The birth of the Astronomical New Moon is at 9.58 p.m. on Saturday 18th April 2015 i.e. 28th Jamadi ul Aakhar 1436 A.H.

On Sunday 19th April 2015 the age of the New Moon after the Sun has set is:

Sunset

6.20 p.m.

Crescent age of Sunset

20 hours 23 minutes

Moonset

7.05 p.m.

Time Duration

45 minutes

Crescent Elongation at Sunset

10.57 degrees

Moon Altitude at Sunset

09.48 degrees

SIGHTING IS POSSIBLE

The best time to observe the crescent is when the sun is 5 degrees below the horizon at 6.37 p.m., when the crescent will be quite low on the horizon 14 degrees North of West, 3 degrees North of where the sun had set.

EXPECT 1st RAJAB 1436 AH ON MONDAY 20TH APRIL 2015

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